Maxim's Cooks Up Plans
For Hello Kitty Eateries

HONG KONG -- Maxim's Caterers Ltd. is hoping new Hello Kitty theme restaurants will have diners clawing their way through the door.

Maxim's will open Hong Kong's first Hello Kitty Cafe by the end of the year, and plans to open as many as four more in the next year, company officials say. The theme restaurant will feature a larger-than-life, 1.2-meter statue of the famed white cartoon cat, and a short menu of food, like waffles and...